
I bled for three whole months.
Yes, it’s true! I noticed around week nine that I had spotting on my
underwear. I was scared and prayed so
hard to my God asking him please don’t let me lose this child. The doctor did an emergency ultrasound and
found that my son was doing well and explained that some females go through their
entire pregnancy experiencing this. Not
soon after, I started seeing heavy blood clots and was sent to do another ultrasound
that showed that Khalill is developing well and did not affect me. This lasted for three months and I couldn’t
be any happier when it finally stopped.
Nausea and Vomiting.
I went through my entire pregnancy throwing up.
Not one day past and I didn’t feel like I had to run to the bathroom to
throw up. Initially, the vomiting was so
bad that I ended up in the emergency room because I couldn’t walk
properly. I was told that I had strained
a muscle in my back from the consistent vomiting. I was
given crotch stick to walk with because the pain was unbearable.
Restless nights. I got limited rest while pregnant with my son. As soon as I was out is as soon as my body started
feeling like some foreign object has evaded it and wanted to make it it’s
own. Khalill moved more at nights than
how he did during the day and that kept waking me up. I eventually found a remedy for him though. I noticed that when I lay my warm lavender rice
bag on my stomach, that was when he would relax and let me rest. That didn’t
stay warm for too long and as soon as it wore off, he was at it kicking and stretching
and driving me crazy all over again.
Heartburns / Acid Reflux. This was the absolute low point in my
pregnancy. The heartburn started around week 34 and it kept coming. Everything I
ate gave me gas and not only that; it gave me bad heartburn. They recommended sucking on tums and that didn’t
help. One Saturday I cried so hard, I felt
like I was going to die. The pain was so
unbearable. I had gone to see my doctor
before and got a prescription for something that actually worked a miracle.
Bigger Boobs. Around week 12, I started seeing the size boobs that I always wanted
and was fascinated with them. Fast
forward about twenty weeks later and I absolutely hate them. They were too big and too heavy and my once
perfect boobs now are imperfect. I still
hate them up to today.
I was very emotional. I hated the fact that everyone kept telling that I was emotional because of I was pregnant. Even when I had a valid point, no one saw it
because I was just getting upset because I’m going through the motions of being
pregnant. Needless to say, I threw a couple, well maybe a
lot of tantrums.
The restroom became my best-friend. I had the urge to urinate constantly. I mean every ten to fifteen minutes I needed
to visit the rest room. I had to empty my bladder very often and this too made an impression on my sleepless nights. I couldn’t hold it because I always
felt like I was going to explode.
I could no longer experience an impromptu sneeze or have a
healthy laugh without urinating myself. I peed on myself a couple times throughout
this process due to sneezing and excess laughing. I eventually started wearing Always Leak Guard
to help keep me from making a mess on myself.
Feeling jealous of my friend. My friend had a smooth pregnancy and I was
jealous. One had no morning sickness and
another hardly gained any weight. They
slept well for most of the time and I kept complaining about what I’m going
through.
The inability to get my shoes on. I was pregnant right throughout the winter
season so I had to wear winter boots. It
was a task and a half every single day to get on my socks and to put on my
boots to walk in the snow.
I can definitely relate to most of the items you hated about pregnancy. Mine was no walk in the park either (especially the boobs part...I so miss my pre-baby boobs). You need to add an 11th thing...Everyone said to me "you must be so excited!"....NOOOO...I'm having a baby! I'm terrified!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one. Definitely number 11.
DeleteAfter 4 kids I became a pro at crossing my legs tightly before sneezing...and trying really hard to do it whenever I laughed. As far as not being able to do things...I wasn't able to even SEE past my belly!!! haha
ReplyDeleteLol maybe one day I'll master it like you.
DeleteThank you for telling it like it is, I'm sure there are many pregnant women out there that will really appreciate this!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Some people act like its fun and glory but for most it's really not.
DeleteThis is really informative. I don't know if this is for me but you did a great job and added a lot of perspective!
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